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Towards a deep epistemology: knowing in historical and cross-cultural context

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: This article makes the case for a deep epistemology, an epistemology rooted in the epistemic experiences and philosophical debates from across the full range of historical periods and global cultures, with fine-grained sensitivity to the actual linguistic terms and constructions used in expressing them. It thereby provides the framework for this special issue as a whole, not only motivating and introducing the articles that follow, but also engaging with them in the context of recent debate about epistemology and its history.

Source: British Journal for the History of Philosophy

DOI: 10.1080/09608788.2025.2578821

Authors: Michael Beaney, Karyn Lai

Institutions: University of Aberdeen, Peking University, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, UNSW Sydney

Language: English

Topic: Epistemology, Ethics, and Metaphysics

Subfield: Philosophy

Field: Arts and Humanities

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: hybrid

Funder: Leverhulme Trust

Award: G3489992958